State solar consumer-protection-assessment project

Technical Report · Mon Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5358257

The purpose of this report is to identify and catalogue functions, resources and roles pertaining to legal, regulatory and administrative mechanisms available through states and local government, industry and other private sector organizations to provide consumer protection for solar products in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. This report identifies existing resources within the states which implement or impact solar consumer protection. Solar consumer protection mechanisms which were examined are as follows: information programs, consumer protection and solar statutes, licensing/certification, codes and standards, testing and product certification, audits and inspections, warranties, consumer response systems, and training programs.

• Research Organization: Southern Solar Energy Center, Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-79CS30166
• OSTI ID: 5358257
• Report Number(s): SSEC/SP-33147; ON: DE82009567
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140400* -- Solar Energy-- Environmental Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
299001 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Solar-- (1989-)
CENTRAL REGION
CERTIFICATION
COMMERCIALIZATION
CONSUMER PROTECTION
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
LICENSING
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOUTHEAST REGION
SOUTHWEST REGION
STATE GOVERNMENT